Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05
FARM NOTES.

Soap-suds is a splendid fertilizer for
towering plants.
Plants do better when not watered Of
ten, but copiously.
Potash fertilizers have decidedly i'm
proved desirable qualities of fruits wher-
ever applied.
II ia claimed sorrel can be eradieated
from Acids by tho generous application
of unleached wood ashes.
Good onion seed, planted early and
well in good rich soil, well MANFRED, is
aiost certain to produce a large yield if
properly cultivated.
In Ftsnders the urine of cattle is saved
separately from the solid e1crement, and
is sold to gardeners at the rate of SO per
COW for year.
In pruning very young pear trees en-
courage growth of wood in proper direc
tons, instead of fruit production at the
expense of development.
The sulky or riding plow, on which the
plowman is carried around the field while
the work is done, revolutionizes all the
old ideas about blowing.
The droppings from sheep are highly
concentrated and should be carefully saw
ed, the best mode of so doing being to
mix them with the compost heap.
Branches that were broken during the
winter should be cut near to the trunk, a
smooth cut made, and covered with graft
ing wax or thick paint.
Lucerne is a valuable legumin Gus plant
that thrives in all good soil of free cal
careous nature. On wet land it produces
three or four abundant cuttings.
With good homemade hotbed, the
construction of which any woman can at
least superintens, and proper seeds, the
battle for floral display is half won.
A Western inventor claims that prairie
and pressed into blocks makes an excel
lent substitute for wood and coal.
Eggs intended for Matching should not
be over two weeks old. If much older it
takes longer to hatch them, and the
chicks are, rs a general thing, not so
thrifty.
jest here we will say to those who COM
plain of receiving no eggs, TO change the
food by giving goodly supply of meat
once a day. A pound will supply twelve
fowls. and if they are kept warm they
will nearly always lay under meat diet.
Ventilate the building where your poul-
try is kept daily, no matter how cold the
day may be. Let the foul air out and the
fresh air in among the birds. Thus only
can you keep them healthy in confne-
ment.
Alfalfa has been raised in New Jersey
with success. Last year G. w. Thomp
son, in Stelton near New Brunswick, cut
$500 pounds Of the grass in two cuttings
June and eptember-from 20 pounds
of seed. The drouth interfered with the
third crop.
Milk may be canned just as you would
can fruit. Bring your milk to the boil
ing point and fill your jars to the brim
with it; then shut alright. This will
keep any length CT time, and be just as
good when opened as when put up.
MICHIGAN has passed law against the
adulteration of honey. Iowa has prohi-
bited dealing in diseased hogs. Mary
land, Michigan and Kentucky have pro-
vided for the inspection of fertilizers and
regulate their sale. South Carolina has
passed a severe special law Furnishing the
stealing of vegetables. Georgia will re
ward all who discover phosphate within
her borders.
The easiest and surest way to destroy
Canada thistles is to give an absolute
summer fallow, by which no green thing
is allowed TO appear above the surface.
Shallow blowing once in two weeks during
one seasons growth will do this. If there
be rocks, stumps, etc.. all these places
must be hoed thoroughly at each blowing.
IF the remaining weak roots should send
up tops the next season a thorough culti-
'ation in corn will kill out those 1emain-
ing. The prevention of any green plant
from making leaves for one whole season
Will totally eradicate it.